Get a 360 Degree Approach to Manage Difficult Students, Controlling Student Aggression and Fueling Their Success.

Institutions of higher education are becoming more diverse with students of all ages and backgrounds. Whether you're teaching a large lecture or a smaller seminar, there's often at least one difficult student in every class. It has been observed that many times, despite doing your best to intervene, some students seem to be unable and unwilling to behave as expected out of them.

This informative session by expert speaker Dr. Peggy Mitchell Clarke will help you identify several common types of difficult students and the behaviors they exhibit, as well as the needs they are attempting to meet. You will be able to learn various strategies that will help you deescalate students' aggressive behavior and will help you communicate effectively with them when it comes to their grades, their behavior, and consequences. You will learn effective strategies for managing the most common types of disruptive classroom behavior and promoting student success. Policies and procedures around student conduct violations will also be reviewed.

Other than that, the session will also cover points such as:

12 common types of difficult students

Generational issues that impact teaching and learning

The role of technology in disruptive behavior

Academic entitlement and student success

Active listening principles

4 common needs difficult students have

Basic problem solving strategies and interventions for common classroom disruptions

How to deal with side conversations, inaaproprate comments, and digital distractions

Student conduct issues and resources that will help you to deal with them

Session Highlights:

Types of difficult students and disruptive behavior

Active listening principles

Basic problem solving strategies

Strategies that work effectively to deescalate students' aggressive behavior

Interventions for the most common types of disruptive behavior

Who Should Attend

College Faculty

College Advisors

College Counselors

Conduct Officer/Student Discipline

Disabilities/Accessibility Services Staff

First Year Experience/New Student Orientation Coordinators

Faculty Professional Development Coordinators

Veteran Services

Campus Safety/Campus Police

Student Services/Student Affairs

Academic Affairs

Behavioral Intervention Team

All Educators at K12 Level

About Our Speaker(s)

Dr. Peggy Mitchell Clarke Dr. Peggy Mitchell Clarke is a clinical psychologist, mental health consultant, and retired psychology professor who earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Brown University and her M.Ed. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Virginia. Dr. Clarke worked as a psychotherapist in a wide var... More info

Subject:You might be interested in this event from AudioSolutionzEvent Title:12 Common Types of Difficult Students and What They Want: Best Practices for Dealing With Them and Managing Disruptive Classroom BehaviorPresenter(s):Dr. Peggy Mitchell Clarke